Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-09-19
WASHINGTON LETTER,
"Reminiscences az iGs D&cttra' s'nR.
gress-.rme fu"vy c,lorE,s-Aa IA
stance VI CUmCll iniyrest.
How the FarweIls Get their Little Empire
In Texes-Librarisn Spofford ana
his Fund CT Knowledge.
STORIES on THE DOCTORS.
Correspondence of the Gazette.

STORIES on THE DOCTORS.
Correspondence OF the Gazette.
" WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE doctors
have gone. The avenue is deserted and
the places which We're swarming with
physicians day or two ago are row de-
serted. During the congress LAST week
there were many interesting stories told
CT Individual experience in the practice oI
medicine, which were not heard in the
various "sec:tors." One of the recoun-
tiers found in Washington gentleman
who had at one time been MS e.udent.
The qlondam student has deserted the
ranks OF the profession and has engaged
in other business. His preceptor took
delight II telling how the student was
| scared out OF the hanks. cone day." he
said, "I had patient VINO was suffering
from an ingroWipg toensil which she de-
sired 70 hsve cut out. Size feared the
pain and asked to have al anasthetic ad-
ministered. | called upon my student 10
| admins er the cllOIotorm, which ne did
with elegance and grace. Bat in the mid.
Gle OF the operation he exclaimed: INV
500, doctor, she has stopped breathil 90
Sure enough, she was IS dead as she VIII
ever be. But Dy vigorous action in press
Ing upon her chest, we at last secured
signs .; enimstion, end after half an hour
she 5reathed again. II WAS close Call,
and never expected that woman 10 walk
out OF my office. 1t scared this Young
| man out OF ell desire to make his name
shine in the front rank Of the medical
profession, and l eoo1 after lost q good
iistndent."
The Doctor told the story to every one
to whom he was introduced by his former
student, until ct last the young al cor
cluded that it was his time to talk
"D0ctor," he said, "there is another in
cident which you seem 10 have forgotten
l an going 10 tell 3 story now: When
was the Doctors student ne Wos the sur
geon to the board OF police, and as such
was required 10 take care Of Gil police
patients when they were under arrest
! He was required TO treat 81 policemen
and all prisoners without charge. But
was entitled to fees from those who
went 20 the station house for aid. One
night ne vas out Gnd | was III the office
alone WhSsa an officer entered snd SAID /:
| "Whefe's the doctor? There IS an
lIaifsn sailor down at No ! who is
fb6dlY cut up He walked in lust now
and reported that he mad been attacked
! in g saloon. lie is in bad Shape aGG
| neet.s immediate stten.joa." I grabbed
! 2 fey OanCSges, some plaster end q case
Of instruments and started 10 the Station
house. found the fellow in bad shane,
! out 10 bones were broken and No vital
| part was Injured. soon had him al fixed
! except enc wound in the side which had
! been made by o stillet0. Just before !
began TO dress that one Of the policemen
| whispered that be had plenty Ct money
and that il I made him pay he would
Rave less with which to get into another
row. Consequently l mildly suggested
tl6t the bill would be $40. The sailor
swOre that ne would not pay, but s2id 1t
WCGlt be well 10 collect from the man
who mad done the cutting. The doctor
! en-. red SIS the man declined to Hquldete.
| He ssid nothing about money, bur asked
/ me ii | mad fixed him Up il good shape
! l Informed him that he was 81 right ex-
cent that the stab wound needed
! dressing. With thst he asked to look
st it, and taking curved probe,
he inserted it in the wound aud re,
marked: "Do't you think that you had
| better pay the fee?"
one no paya centa," replied the msn,
| 'feila what cutta he pays"
But the doctor had not the time to find
! that fellow. Instead, he twisted the
pfobe trine and again put the question.
He received the same answer as before,
but It was delivered IN C much higher Key.
Again the probe was turned, this time
with q slight wrenChing motion. Great
Scott, You ought TO have heard that
Italian Yell The expletives which he
poured out could not be re
produced. But the last portion Of
his remarks were entirely satisfactory.
"Takait OUTS" he yelled. "Tske it
outa, Ave Maria. psya anything" He
payed, but the Doctor collared the Zee.
1t is true that he bought the wine; bu. l
think that that is one Of the principal
reasons why 1 resigned by plsce as his
student. I found that the collector would
be likely to get all the fees.
The Doctor laughed heartily. "By
George, 1t is on me, he said. And with
that the party used up sthe remainder OF
the $40 fee in bottle Of "Widdy" Gil
quot.
BIRD DOCTOR
A remarkable instance CT animal IL
stinct recently came TO light in this city,